65. Temptation and forbearance
The golden cinnamon in the garden blooms just right, and clusters of golden flowers are reflected in the emerald green leaves.
Jiang Yaoguang stood under the tree with his face up, thinking that he didn't know what the osmanthus in the palace tasted like. I was about to ask someone to pick some back and taste it, when I suddenly felt my body volley in the air and my eyes raised.
Jiang Yaoguang couldn't help but snort softly, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to hug it, and a cold and clear face came into view, with long and thick eyelashes, and a very faint smile in his eyes.
"Cousin Jing." Jiang Yaoguang shouted sneeringly, except for her closest relatives, no one else had hugged her like this, which was a little awkward.
Xiao Jing didn't seem to see her uncomfortable, and slowed down her voice, "You want to pick osmanthus?" β
Jiang Yaoguang nodded subconsciously, his eyes couldn't help but sweep his eyelashes, and for the first time, he found that his eyelashes were so long, looking longer than hers.
Xiao Jing looked back.
Jiang Yao's face flushed and turned her face away.
The corners of Xiao Jing's mouth were almost invisible, and she raised her hand to let her sit firmly on her arm, and the other hand protected her back, walked to a tree, and then looked at her, "Don't pick it?" β
Jiang Yao glanced at the flower branches that could be reached as soon as he stretched out his hand, and then at Xiao Jing, who was puzzled, swallowed back the words that let me go, and smiled sweetly at him, "I made osmanthus candy for my cousin to eat when I turned around." β
Xiao Jing nodded.
"This flower is not good, I want to find those that will not bloom." After calming down, Jiang Yaoguang began to command people unceremoniously, pointing to the left front, "I look at that tree well." β
The makeshift mount, Xiao Jing, raised his foot and walked in the direction she was pointing.
Jiang Yaoguang took down the flowers and spread them out in his hand to show Xiao Jing, "This kind of nectar is still there, and it tastes better." β
Xiao Jing nodded suddenly, "I see." β
The corners of Jiang Yaoguang's mouth curled, "I didn't know that there were so many things to pay attention to when making osmanthus candy, it was all Danmei who sued me." β
Xiao Jing also smiled.
Jiang Yaoguang instructed Xiao Jing to walk around again, and when he took it off, he wrapped it in a handkerchief, and after a while, there were several packs.
"Hmm, it's Silver Guilin over there." Jiang Yaoguang shook his body slightly.
Xiao Jing understood and hugged her over.
Jiang Yaoguang picked a handful and took a closer look, these silver cinnamon not only have a light fragrance, but also the color is almost silvery-white, and when he turned around, he turned around with the pale yellow golden cinnamon, the orange osmanthus, and a piece of boiled wine and stuffed balls, it must be very good-looking, raised his eyes and asked, "Cousin Jing eats wine-"
Halfway through the words, Xiao Jing's hand loosened in vain, Jiang Yaoguang was startled, his eyes were quick to hug his neck tightly, and he immediately felt Xiao Jing's hand return to its original position.
But Jiang Yaoguang didn't dare to let go, and looked at him with palpitations, "Cousin?!" β
Xiao Jing looked sideways at Jiang Yaoguang, who was stunned, and felt that she was holding him tightly with both hands, completely dependent.
"Cousin Jing, let me down, I'm quite heavy, you've hugged me for so long, and I'm tired." Jiang Yaoguang only thinks that he is too fat! The eldest princess of Langya always felt that her granddaughter was suffering from filial piety, and she fed five meals a day, and the vertical speed could not keep up with the horizontal speed, but her father and mother were slender, Jiang Yaoguang was not afraid of becoming a fat man, especially the eldest princess of Langya said that the lord of Shuyang was more round at that time.
Xiao Jing's smile froze for a moment, and from Jiang Yaoguang's point of view, his lines from the bridge of his nose to his chin were tight, and his eyes slowly darkened.
A gust of autumn wind blew, and Jiang Yaoguang suddenly felt a coolness crawling up from the soles of his feet in the air.
"Scared you."
Jiang Yaoguang was stunned, and then shook his head, always feeling that something bad would happen to him if he nodded, how did this feeling come out!
Xiao Jing lowered his eyes, his eyelashes cast a shadow on his face, "I saw that they were all so funny to my younger siblings, I thought that children liked them." β
Jiang Yao's eyebrows trembled, and a sense of guilt gushed out, Xiao Jing only had one sister, who married when he was very young, and this kind of brotherhood common to ordinary people had never been touched. He is so good to himself, isn't it empathy.
Jiang Yaoguang wrapped his arms around his neck and said affectionately, "I haven't played for a long time, but I'm a little unused to it." "I burst into tears in my heart, I don't hold a grudge even if you fall on me.
Xiao Jing looked at her thoughtfully, but didn't scare her anymore, and took her to continue picking osmanthus flowers.
Jiang Yaoguang was stretching his neck to pick flowers, and suddenly, Xiao Jing turned his head, and the momentum around him changed.
Jiang Yaoguang was stunned and turned his head.
On the path in the distance, stood a woman wearing a palace dress with a black collar and a golden group pattern palace costume and a young man wearing a stone blue robe embroidered with the four dragons.
Jiang Yaoguang recognized this as Concubine Jing and Xiao Bai, the king of Yanxi County.
Looking at the two of them, Xiao Bai's gaze was complicated and difficult to discern, but for a moment he looked as usual.
Xiao Jing's eyes darkened.
Jiang Yaoguang felt Xiao Jing's body tense instantly, and the hand holding him tightened, and couldn't help but look at him in surprise.
Xiao Jing patted her back soothingly, let her go to the ground, and leaned over to smooth the folds on her skirt.
couldn't help but be suspicious in Xiao Bai's eyes.
Xiao Jing led Jiang Yaoguang forward and saluted, his voice was faint, "Concubine Jing, the king of Yanxi County is well." Jiang Yaoguang followed and said goodbye.
He is used to being cold, even if he is not close to the emperor, Xiao Bai is used to it, provided that he does not meet him with Jiang Yaoguang's warm and considerate appearance, it is like two people.
Concubine Jing smiled slightly, "The prince took Miss Jiang to pick osmanthus flowers?" "Concubine Jing in her early fifties, she looks less than forty, and her charm still exists, so it can be seen that she must be a top beauty when she is young.
Xiao Jing bowed slightly.
Concubine Jing continued, "The osmanthus in the Flying Heaven Pavilion blooms better, have you seen it?" β
"I've never been." Xiao Jing said.
One question and one answer, no more superfluous words. The atmosphere was stagnant, Concubine Jing's expression was the same as always, but Xiao Bai was a little worried.
If he meets someone else, Jiang Yaoguang will enliven the atmosphere, just because of the dream of the year, Jiang Yaoguang is quite jealous of Xiao Bai, and he can't wait to draw a line with him, so he can be a saw-mouth gourd with peace of mind.
Concubine Jing smiled and said, "Then you can go over there and have a look, and we'll go first." β
Xiao Jing took Jiang Yaoguang to the side and took a few steps back.
As soon as he turned his back to the two, Xiao Bai's face sank, he was only twelve in the end, and the city was not deep. Step out of a section and pretend to look back inadvertently.
Xiao Jing picked up Jiang Yaoguang again, looking at the appearance, Jiang Yaoguang was talking to him, Xiao Jing nodded. After a while, the two of them disappeared into the woods. In an instant, a wave of depression arose.
"Grandmother, they?" Xiao Bai opened his mouth to speak.
Concubine Jing glanced at him lightly, with a warning in her eyes.
Xiao Bai was suddenly silent.
The grandfather and grandson silently changed their plan to visit the garden and returned to the dormitory, and when there were only henchmen left in the house, Xiao Bai finally couldn't help but say, "How can they be so close?" "I was shocked to see it with my own eyes.
"Jiang Yaoguang fell into the water on the Shangyuan Festival and was rescued by Xiao Jing, King Wucheng and the eldest princess are brothers and sisters, with this stubble, it is natural for the two to be familiar with each other." Concubine Jing said lightly.
Xiao Bai frowned, having said that, he remembered that the man swore that Xiao Jing was his future right-hand man, and Jiang Yaoguang was his future wife. If it is really as she said, Xiao Jing's great achievements are loyal to him, and Jiang's capable people hold power, and the role of these two people in his ascent to the top is self-evident. Now that the two are so close, Xiao Bai can't tell how strange it is.
Concubine Jing still understated, "Why do you care about these details." If you are too careful, it will only consume your mind and delay big things. β
Xiao Bai's face froze.
Concubine Jing sighed lightly, looking at her grandson with a young face, Ah Bai did not have the ability of her son. Thinking of her son, a layer of mist appeared in Concubine Jing's eyes. Her son Yunwen Yunwu, who was about to soar into the sky, was killed by someone, and still broke his neck and died in such a tragic way. But the murderer is still at large, and she is still alive and satisfied, but she can only watch and have to bend to meet her.
Concubine Jing's hand hidden in her sleeve clenched tightly, even though her son had been gone for twelve years, every time she thought about it, her heart cried with pain, and she couldn't wait to eat his flesh and drink his blood.
Xiao Bai sensitively sensed that Concubine Jing's spirit was different, and stepped forward, "Grandmother? What's wrong with you? β
Concubine Jing rubbed her temples and leaned back on the pillow, "It's just an old problem." She didn't dare to tell SΓΉ Xiao Bai the truth behind his father's accidental death, and she was afraid that her grandson would expose his feet and bring him ruin. Over the years, she didn't even dare to tell her grandson about her ambitions, for fear that her grandson would be too motivated to win the heir, which would hinder Princess Taiping's eyes, this woman was ruthless, and she didn't dare to do anything. Their ancestors and grandchildren are weak, and Princess Taiping covers the sky with one hand, except for hibernation or dormancy. I don't want my grandson to get a chance, and I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse.
Xiao Bai hurriedly took the medicine from the palace people and fed it to Concubine Jing to drink, and gave her a smooth back.
Concubine Jing looked at her grandson's worried and envious gaze, and her face softened, "I'm fine." The tone changed, "Xiao Jing has your grandfather's blue eyes, and he has the talent to lead the troops, and it is only a matter of time before he comes out." You're cousins and you're about the same age, so it's okay to get closer, and try to get along with him before he gets married. β
"I tried, but he stayed away from me." Xiao Bai twisted his eyebrows.
"With a man like him, he must be wary, but once he is in his eyes, he will treat you wholeheartedly." Concubine Jing said, "Perseverance, even a stone can cover the heat." β
Xiao Bai nodded and hesitated, "Several things she said have been fulfilled, but there are many things that do not match what she said, she said I can ...... It's a millimeter away, and the grandson has no bottom in his heart. β
Concubine Jing sank her face suddenly, "Plans are made by people, and things are made in the sky, first there are people, and then there are heavens." If there is no plan, there will never be a natural success. You're still counting on it to sit back and see what happens. β
No matter how it changes, it can't change the fact that the emperor's descendants are thin, the emperor has three sons and three grandchildren, the prince is a straw bag, King Duan is a scum, and King Rong is a wonderful. Not surprisingly, the crown prince will succeed him.
The prince only has Xiao Qi's son, once Xiao Qi dies. The prince can still go to the son of King Duan, except for Xiao Bai, who else can the prince choose.
Xiao Qi has to die if he doesn't die! This is not far from what she had planned at the beginning, only now it is more determined.
Xiao Bai's face blushed suddenly.